Adel Sweet Corn Festival

Volume 263
August 1, 2014
35th Annual
Adel Sweet Corn Festival
Saturday, August 9, 2014
The 35th Annual Adel Sweet Corn Festival is
almost here! See the schedule below. Check
out the entertainment schedule to the right!
Friday, August 8
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5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Sweet Corn Shucking on
the corner of 10th and Prairie
6 p.m.: Corn shucking contest sponsored by
Cumulus Radio
6 p.m.: Sweet Corn Princess Contest
8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Teen Dance
Saturday, August 9
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Vendor booths open
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Used Book Sale at library
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Parade (line-up begins at
8:30 a.m.—no pre-registration required)
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Children’s rides open
11 a.m.: Sweet Corn (available until it’s gone)
6 p.m.: Beer garden opens
This year’s shirts can be purchased at Adel City Hall
and these local businesses: Adel & Winterset TV &
Appliance, Fareway, Fuller’s BP, Peoples Trust & Savings Bank, and Raccoon Valley Bank. The adult sized
shirts are $15 for Small—XL and $20 for 2XL—3XL.
Adel Historical Museum
Sweet Corn Festival Events
The Adel Historical Museum will have several activities on the day of the Sweet Corn Festival. Our
delicious home-made ice cream will be available
again. Three Quester groups (Raccoon Valley, Lik
Skillet, and George Mifflin Dallas) will have a
“Corn Patch Antique Sale” outside the museum
from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The museum will also be open to tour following
the parade. There is no charge to tour the eight
rooms. Please come see the plans for the new
Kinnick Addition and consider making a donation!
COUNCIL CORNER
Saturday
Entertainment Schedule
Strolling/Lawn Entertainment
 11:30 a.m. to noon: Bakers Dozen Mimes
 Noon to 2 p.m.: Sparklehoop Dance
 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Sugar Creek Cloggers
Stage Entertainment
 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: The Sons of Gladys Kravitz
 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Adel Tumbling Club
 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Let’s Dance of Adel
 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m: Adel Dance Club
 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: 34th Army Band Sidewinders
 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Gimmik
 10 p.m. to midnight: Big Show Dueling Pianos
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301 S. 10th St., PO Box 248
Phone: 993-4525
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m., M-F
www.adeliowa.org
PUBLIC SAFETY BLDG
Police & Fire Depts.
102 S. 10th St., PO Box 127
Phone: 993-6723
Hours: 8:30-11:30 a.m. and
12:30-4:30 p.m., M-F
EMERGENCY 911
LIBRARY
303 S. 10th St.
Phone: 993-3512
M & F 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
T-Th 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
www.adelpl.org
OTHER PHONE NUMBERS
Aquatic Center
993-5246
Waste Management 265-5267
S. Dallas Co. Landfill 993-3148
CITY COUNCIL
James Peters
Mayor
993-4436
Jon McAvoy
993-3977
Mike Haynes
745-9112
Shirley McAdon 993-4862
Bryan Welch
993-2231
Rebecca Hillmer 993-4031
Provided by the Historic Preservation Commission
The answer to July’s trivia question:
After the Civil War, there was a need to maintain a statewide militia to be called upon in case of state and national
crises. When was the local militia organized in Adel?
Company G, of the Iowa First Regiment, was organized in
Adel in May 1878.
This month’s trivia question:
Who was the 1939 baseball “Hall of Famer” that played an
exhibition game at the current Adel Kinnick-Feller Park on
July 15, 1940?
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Notes from July 8th Council Meeting
Council approved the following:
 Class C Liquor License for Corner Tap
(Special Event—AHeinz57 Poker Run)
 Class B Beer Permit (BB, includes Wine
Coolers) for Adel Partners (5 Day Special
Event—Sweet Corn Festival)
 Class C Liquor License with Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales for Keasey’s Hideaway Lounge
 Res. No. 14-28, Voluntary Annexation—
NorthWater LLC
 Res. No. 14-29, Setting Public Hearing for
Sale of Real Property—ROW on 18th Street
(Public Hearing at Aug. 12 meeting)
 Res. No. 14-30, Ordering Construction for
Adel Main Street Façade Restoration and
Fixing a Date for Hearing and Taking of
Bids (Public Hearing at Aug. 12 meeting)
Trivia Question
CITY HALL
Administration
Public Works
Compliance Officer
Parks & Recreation
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Res. No. 14-31, Set Date for Public Hearing
on Amend. No. 5 of Urban Revitalization
Plan—Res. Tax Abatement Extension
(Public Hearing at Aug. 12 meeting)
Special Event Permit with Sound Permit—
Sweet Corn Festival (Aug. 8 & 9)
Special Event Permit—Sweet Corn 5K Run/
Walk (Aug. 9)
Library Board appointment—Samantha
Finneseth
Parks & Recreation Board appointment—
Marsha Fisher
Preliminary and Final Plat—NorthWater LLC
A complete copy of the Adel City Council minutes
is on file at Adel City Hall and also on our
website: www.adeliowa.org
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING
August 12, 2014, 6:00 p.m.
Adel City Hall
REMINDER
Adel City Hall will
be closed Monday,
September 1, 2014,
in observance of
Labor Day.
Garbage will be
picked up a day late
the week of Labor
Day. Please have a
great holiday!
@CityofAdelIowa
Facebook.com/
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Volume 263
Property owners are responsible for pruning their trees
on the City right-of-way. Trees should not block a street
light or obstruct the view at an intersection.
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The June Free Friday Entertainment
event has been rescheduled for Friday,
August 1. Please join us at the Adel
Community Stage from 7:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. for a night of blues with Matt
Woods and Rob Lumbard. This event is
co-sponsored by Horizon Printing Co.
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Make sure to join
the Adel Chamber
for the August
Free Friday event
on Friday, August 22. Get Off My Lawn,
a classic rock band, will be performing at
the Adel Community Stage from 7:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This is a family
friendly event co-sponsored by Peoples
Trust & Savings Bank.
When pruning, there should be 15 feet above the surface
of the street, or eight feet above the sidewalk.
In addition, owners must remove all dead, diseased, or
dangerous trees or decayed limbs, which are a menace
to the safety of the public.
Water Tower Painting
The City has begun work on painting and servicing
the north water tower (near 15th and Prairie). This
maintenance is performed once every 10 to 20
years and will increase the life of the water tower.
Service on the north water tower is expected to last
through August. Once the north water tower is
finished, work will begin on the south tower (near
the aquatic center) in late August. Both towers are
expected to be completed in October. Due to the
work, variances in water pressure will occur.
These variances may occur at different times and
in different places in the City. In addition, the City
will be relieving water pressure in response to the
work by periodically flushing some fire hydrants.
Please contact Adel City Hall with any questions.
You did it! The kids participating in the Fizz, Boom, Read
Summer reading program read over 5,000 hours. That beat
last year’s record of 4,414 total hours read. Miss Laura and
Miss Paula held up their promise to dress up in wacky costumes if the kids beat last year’s total, by dressing up as Cookie Monster and a Hershey chocolate kiss!
We hope to see you at these events!
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl
Strayed. This best-selling memoir is being made into a movie
starring Reese Witherspoon with a release date in December.
Come to the library on Friday, August, 1, between 10:00 a.m.
and noon and you can Touch a Truck. We’ll have various
trucks, tractors, fire engines, and school buses on hand in the
We are busily preparing for the annual Friends of the LiAdel City Hall parking lot for kids to explore. Thanks to the
brary Book Sale which will be during our Sweet Corn Festi- City of Adel, the Adel Fire Department, A-D-M Schools, Ashval here in Adel. The pre-sale, for Friends of the Adel Public
ley and Matt Pelzer, and John Finneseth for lending their time
Library, will be on Friday, August 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
and equipment to this event.
p.m., while the Book Sale is open for the public on Saturday,
August 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Want to get in early?
Our annual Lego Building Contest for all school-aged kids
Anyone can join the friends of the Adel Public Library for just will be on Tuesday, August 5, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
$5.00! We have lots of wonderful books this year, and will
Come and let your imagination run wild as you design and
continue to accept donations until the close of business on
build great things. Awards will be given in many categories to
Monday, August 4. Please remember that the sale will be in
celebrate your designs. Lego creations need to be built at the
our community room, and that the library will be closed on
library.
Saturday, August 9, during the sale and festival.
The Classic Movie Monday will be showing the movie Anne
Our next Garage Sale of the summer is Friday, August 30,
of Green Gables Part III on Monday, August 11, at 2:00 p.m.
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 31, from
10:00 a.m. to noon. All proceeds from the monthly garage
Our first Early Out Movie is on Wednesday, August, 27, at
sales are used by the Friends of the Adel Public Library Foun- 2:00 p.m. We will be serving popcorn and watching Rio 2.
dation for special projects and programs at the library.
The library will be closed in observance of Labor Day on MonBook Clubs are a great way to meet new people and share
day, September 1. Information about the Adel Public Library
the love of reading. During the summer the library has two
and all of our clubs, events, and programs is available on our
monthly adult book clubs that are open to everyone. The
website at www.adelpl.org
Brown Bag Book Club meets on Thursday, August 14, at
noon to discuss a book of your choice. This is a fun way to
You can also follow us on our Facebook page, on Twitter at
share your favorite book or author. The Evening Book
Twitter.com/AdelLibrary, or on Pinterest at Pinterest.com/
Club meets on Thursday, August 28, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss
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